ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39482442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Massillon, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.9 min → 21.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 9.7%▲ 3.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit1.6% → 0.5%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 78.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 15,892 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,338± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+15,892± 624 MOE
Workers with travel time14,347± 616 MOE
Estimated home workers1,545± 294 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.